Welcome to the Spirit of Football

Spirit of Football CIC is a not–for–proﬁt community interest company dedicated to promoting a very special ball as the “star of the beautiful game” in the run–up to each World Cup. We call it The Ball.

The previous game began on 9th January 2014 when The Ball started its epic journey from London to Brazil…

Spirit of Football around the world

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The Ball 2018 Press Release

Since 2002, The Ball has been kicked and signed by tens of thousands of people in hundreds of communities in over 50 countries across 5 continents. This year The Ball 2018 – Football’s Olympic Torch is getting ready to for its fifth journey to the FIFA World Cup. It kicks off where every journey has started – Battersea Park in London, where in 1864 the first official game of FA Rules football was played. It will be heading for the World Cup in Russia. Download the PDF to find out more:

Acclaim

“We are very happy that young people thought of this idea of taking The Ball around Africa. It makes us all feel part of the game. We have cancelled all of the things before and after your visit. All of my ministers are here with many things to do. But we thought that it was so important, that we must attend to this.”